Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Lithuania as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Lithuania: Pension indexation
The government has decided to continue indexing the state pension …
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Lithuania: Migratory pressure on the Lithuanian border with Belarus
Huge migratory pressures are building up on the border with Belarus, following the persecution of numerous individuals and families by the Belarus dictator Lukashenko …
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Lithuania: Hiring foreign talent has never been easier
It is now simpler and easier for skilled non-EEA workers to obtain a temporary residence permit …
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Lithuania: Minimum monthly salary (MMA) rises to €642 from 2021
The minimum monthly wage for unskilled workers has just been increased by €35 (US$42 …
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Lithuania: Salary information in a job advertisement
Many companies operating in Lithuania are still not specifying the likely hourly, or monthly, remuneration for jobs that they advertise …
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Lithuania: Worries emerge about the equal pay prospects
The Ministry of Social Security and Labour has recently published the results of a gender pay-gap survey …
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Lithuania: Employees can defend their rights when they are pressured by their employer for dismissal
In order to avoid the possibility of both a “dismissal without legal basis” and reinstatement – and/or damages that follow – some employers instead pressure their employees to give in their resignation …
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Lithuania: Green light to large-scale investors
One country that is far ahead of the game in ensuring economic growth in the face of the pandemic is Lithuania …
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Lithuania: Government makes All Souls’ Day a public holiday
Last year, “All Souls Day” (2nd November) became the country’s sixteenth public holiday …
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Lithuania: Controversial amendment to the Law on Civil Protection
Concerns about price inflation for essential goods, and hoarding by both consumers and suppliers, has led the government to introduce a controversial amendment to the Law on Civil Protection …
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Lithuania: Annual car tax will become payable in July 2020
Employees obtaining stock options at special rates may do so without social security or tax deductions, provided the shares are purchased within 3 years of the option being granted …
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Lithuania: Guidance on dealing with Brexit issued
The Ministry of Social Security and Labour has issued guidance to its nationals on dealing with Brexit – either with or without a deal …
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Lithuania: Tax change increases minimum salary level
The gross minimum monthly wage in Lithuania has now increased to 555 euros (US$625) …
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Lithuania: Personal taxation and social insurance contributions in Lithuania to be reformed next year
Once across eastern Europe it was flat tax that was the trend – in a vain attempt to discourage under the desk brown paper envelopes to avoid such payments to the state …
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Lithuania: Monthly minimum wage to be increased (2018)
The monthly minimum wage in Lithuania will rise from 380 euros (US$442) to 400 euros (US$465 …
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